... Menhaden showed declines in landings and in fishing effort since the mid-1980s, although total biomass and indices of abundance were relatively stable or slightly increasing in recent years (SEDAR ... reducing the probability of fishing by 0.22 and reducing effort by 0.12 relative to 2006 but increasing catch by 0.13 and increasing loge (CPUE) by 0.30 relative to 2006, all on the scale of the link ... FIGURE Locations of total Gulf Menhaden landings (millions of fish) at 5- × 5-min grid cells, summed over all fishing sets in the northern Gulf of Mexico during 2006–2009 (darker shading in cells = more...
... to the pollutant levels Examine the domain concentrationsof these pollutants through the frequency of occurrence Test the relationship between several pollutant, this can be used in interpreted ... of Iraq, and focusing mainly on the following five objectives: Establishing baseline pollutant concentration levels at daytime, which could be used in the future to assess the effectiveness of ... study of pollution oxidation processes in urban areas Concentration of atmospheric trace gasses involved in forming O3 and NOX change rapidly accompanied by a change of wind speed and wind direction,...
... carrying amount of some items is determined by comparing two or more amounts For example, the carrying amount of inventories is the lower of cost and net realisable value in accordance with IAS Inventories ... recognised in profit or loss in the separate financial statements of the reporting entity or the individual financial statements of the foreign operation, EC staff consolidated version as of 18 February ... changesin exchange rates up to the end of the reporting period of the reporting entity in accordance with IAS 27 The same approach is used in applying the equity method to associates and joint...
... president of the National Academy of Engineering The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions ... systematic study of ignition and spreading of fires involving an oxygen source such as a jet formed by a leak or initiation of an internal reaction involving failure of an inert coating needs to ... supported approximately 70 investigators in FY 2001 Of these NASA investigators, are members of the National Academy of Engineering, 10 are fellows of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,...
... cycle [11–15] Certain transacting proteins such as HuR were proposed as regulators ofchangesin mRNA stability during the cell cycle [15] In this context it is of interest that during vertebrate ... the estimated doubling time of EL4 cells in logarithmic growth No major variation in the mRNA half-life of cyclin mRNAs in the cell cycle In order to test whether changesin mRNA steadystate ... thymidine ⁄ amphidicolin block, the half-life of cyclin B1 mRNA measured after actinomycin D addition increased from 1.2 h in early G1 to 12 h in G2 ⁄ M phase [11] With the same method the cyclin...
... Linz), Altenbergerstrasse, 69, Linz, 4040, Austria ∗Corresponding author: fazeni@energieinstitut-linz.at Email addresses: KF: fazeni@energieinstitut-linz.at HS: steinmueller@energieinstitut-linz.at ... maintenance of plant and machinery used to cultivate cropland and maintain livestock housing, and indirectly, in the form of manufactured mineral fertilizers and pesticides The level of energy consumption ... In the context of choice of the cropping system, crop rotation has a strong influence on emissions For example, adapting crop rotations to include more perennial crops, thereby avoiding use of...
... dimensions in which changes are most marked, and to confirm the results of cross-sectional studies Determining the association between changesin mental health status and changesin HRQOL is ... trends, as many intervening events may not be captured Nevertheless, this is one of few studies to attempt to determine the impact ofchangesin mental health on HRQOL in a longitudinal design and ... objective of the study was to assess whether changesin mental health status were associated with changesin HRQOL in children and adolescents aged 18 years The potential mediating effect of gender...
... in the population, and is independent from pain level Finally, acceptance of pain predicts better adjustment on measures of patient functioning than perceived pain intensity does, which continues ... of Spanish version of CPAQ AE = Activity Engagement subscale of Spanish version of CPAQ PW = Pain Willingness subscale of Spanish version of CPAQ one part of a contextual model of chronic pain ... The final study sample consisted of 205 patients attending the Pain Clinic (Santander, Spain) and Fibromyalgia Unit (Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza) during the year 2009 To be included in the...
... In the context of choice of the cropping system, crop rotation has a strong influence on emissions For example, adapting crop rotations to include more perennial crops, thereby avoiding use of ... the goal and scope for energy accounting in conventional agriculture in Austria In line with the goal definition and principles of LCA (ISO, 2006) and following the approach taken by Hülsbergen ... CED Determining factors in the level of CED replacement in agriculture are biofuel and biogas production With diminished biodiesel production in the sub-scenario ‘import/export b,’ 21% of the CED...
... Assignments Specification of single locations of field allotments based on GPS readings of first point of entry of the cultivation area referred herein as field For estimating minimum distance between ... http://www.enveurope.com/content/23/1/9 Page of 10 Model Scenario 4: single GM field in the centre of the study area Modeling simulation with a single GM field located in the centre of the investigated region (circled) Each of the ... The regulation of mandatory labelling of GMOs is inactive and there is no provision for GMO labelling in terms of consumer preference [16] Owing to the aforementioned complexities of seed use or...
... added into microwells and incubated at room temperature for 30 min, followed by three PBS washes Blocking for non-specific binding was performed by adding 100 lL of 3% bovine serum albumin (BSA) ... albumin (BSA) and incubating for 60 at room temperature, followed by three PBS washes Binding was performed by adding 100 lL of diluted antiserum into microwells and incubating for h at room ... examination CARS microscopy was performed with a time constant of ms, a scanning area of 300 300 lm, a step size of lm, 300 300 pixels, a scanning velocity of lm/ms, and a sampling rate of 80...
... occupation of biotopes Gradual increase in 318 Twilight acreage of forest vegetation in the surroundings of the D1 motorway was found Forests accounted for 14.72% of the area of interest in 1949, and in ... shows that in 1974 and 1988, the areas of individual polygons did not change much Fig shows the degree of variability ofchangesin the size of individual categories The biggest change in size was ... effects of linear constructions include direct occupation of biotopes, recolonization of the landscape in the construction of roads, environmental contamination, and widely various types of interference...
... antibody response induced Efficacy of adjuvants in sustaining antibody response induced BALB/c mice in groups of or more were immunized at day 0, 10, 20 with bacterial vaccine in various adjuvants, ... adjuvant potentials of phytol and PHIS-01 in augmenting efficacy of vaccines against the common infectious agents S aureus and E coli Our vaccine formulations contain heat-inactivated bacteria ... Y-I, Iwakura Y, Nakane A: Interleukin-4 and interleukin10 are involved in host resistance to Staphylococcus aureus infection through regulation of gamma interferon Infect Immun 2000, 68(5):2424-2430...
... summarise the findings and analysis of CT scanning of the brain Normal brain and fundamentals of CT interpretation The brain normal grey/white matter differentiation should be examined, remembering that ... Discussion CT scanning of the brain is invariably performed in the evaluation of patients presenting with clinical signs of cerebrovascular accident The Royal College of Radiologists guidelines now suggest ... MCA infarction are loss of definition of the grey/white interface in the lateral margins of the insula, leading to loss of insular ribbon [1], attenuation of the lentiform nucleus [2], hemispherical...
... diameter of to 10 cm The individual pixel in the EIT matrix contains a vast number of alveoli; during tidal ventilation and/or stepwise change in PEEP, different alveoli might be included in the ... of a small alternating electrical current of mA at 50 kHz After baseline measurements at the clinical set ventilator settings (Table 1), PEEP was increased to 15 cm H2O After a steady state of ... the individual pixel contains alveoli from the same lung region, it is unlikely to influence the results of this study In the present study, we didn’t compare our findings to another imaging...
... lack of complete data in our trauma registry Exact data regarding pre-hospital and in- hospital volumes of infused fluids would also be of great interest and valuable when interpreting the changes ... constant training and increased use of video-feedback in the trauma team may improve quality of care Resource considerations Consumption of blood products is increasing in many countries, Norway included ... Following transfusion of 15 units of Page of erythrocytes, unit of platelets was administered per units of erythrocytes The consultant anaesthesiologist in the trauma team used a variety of clinical...
... increases in growing industries and decreases in declining industries Clarke, Cull, and Shirley (2005), and Megginson (2005) provide good summaries of the existing literature on the effects of ... growth in low value added industries in countries experiencing an increase in DB Annual credit growth in high value added industries is 11 basis points lower than credit growth in low value added industries ... are surprisingly similar This alleviates some of the endogeneity concerns, and points to an interesting finding The results appear to indicate stability in the industries’ generation of value added...
... farmers have incentive to invest into coffee A bandwagon effect in coffee planting was observed in this area Many farmers have planted coffee even when they not have experience in cultivating this ... decrease in coffee price, the cultivation of coffee is no longer profitable Large coffee farmers stopped intensive investment in coffee Medium to small farmers even want to shift to tea if coffee ... collected during interview of farmers and local authorities Figure Changesin prices of major crops Changesin cultivated area of major crops in Dai Lao and Loc Chau com m une 4500 Tea Coffee Mulberies...
... documented species in the Philippines and in Singapore .45 Table 2.3 Elevation significantly predicts height in rainforest canopy of frogs 48 Table 2.4 Height in rainforest canopy ... partitioning of species in rainforest driven by a steep microclimatic gradient may provide some level of compensation against changing microclimates, by allowing species to shift vertically within ... to increase with increasing elevation at larger spatial scales In Chapter 3, I explored the complex relationship between arboreal frogs and their use of a predominant microhabitat in the rainforests...